Broadcast Coverage Maps

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FM Stations
WRTQ1		91.3	Atlantic City		WNJB	N	89.3	Bridgeton
WNTI	#	91.9	Hackettstown		WNJZ	N	90.3	Cape May
WFMU	#	91.1	Jersey City		WNJM	N	89.9	Manahawkin
WBJB	N	90.5	Lincroft		WNJP	N	88.5	Sussex
WBGO		88.3	Newark		WWFM		89.1	Trenton
WBZC	N	88.9	Pemberton		WWCJ	N	89.1	Cape May
W236AF	N	95.1	Burlington		WWNJ	N	91.1	Dover Twp
WSOU	#	89.5	South Orange		W230AA	N	93.9	Atlantic City
WNJT	N	88.1	Trenton		W245AC	N	96.9	Harmony Twp
WNJN	N	89.7	Atlantic City		W289AA	N	105.7	Lebanon Twp
WNJS	N	88.1	Berlin		W300AC	N	107.9	Chatsworth

AM Stations  

None  

¹ Operated by WRTI, Philadelphia, PA.

General Comments

New Jersey enjoys the most extensive public radio coverage of any state. Coverage is provided by the New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority, a statewide public radio and television system, as well as three universities, three community colleges and two non-profit organizations.  Residents of northeast New Jersey also receive multiple public radio signals from New York City stations, while residents of central New Jersey are able to listen to programming from several Philadelphia public radio stations. 

FM Service  

Significant progress has been made in providing New Jersey residents with public radio services.  In the 1989 PTFP study, only two public radio stations met the study criteria.  In 2003, 17 stations and five translators provide public radio services throughout the state. The New Jersey Network constructed seven radio stations statewide and Mercer County Community College constructed two stations and four translators.  Three stations that were broadcasting in 1989 but did not meet PTFP's study criteria have been upgraded and are included in this report.  These facilities are indicated by # on the list of public radio stations.

WBZC Pemberton has been issued a construction permit to relocate its transmitter and extend coverage in Burlington and Ocean counties.  The New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority has a construction permit application pending with the FCC for the activation of a repeater station in Tom's River in Ocean County. 

The percentage of the state's population that can receive a public radio signal increased from 85% in 1989 to 99.6 % currently.  The number of people outside the range of a public radio signal decreased from 1,128,000 in 1989 to 37,971.    

AM Service

While there are no public AM stations located in the state, WNYC New York covers all or portions of nine counties in northeast New Jersey: Passaic, Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Union, Somerset, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean.    

Service from Adjacent States

WRTQ Atlantic City repeats programming from WRTI Philadelphia.  As already noted, New Jersey receives significant coverage from public radio stations in New York City and Philadelphia.

Unserved Areas

Region A

This unserved area of Sussex County contains less than 1,000 people and includes the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and several state parks.

Region B  

Half the state's unserved population, some 20,000 people, reside in Passaic and Morris counties in the northern portion of the state.  The New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority has a construction permit application pending with the FCC for the activation of a repeater station at Netcong in Morris County.  

Region C 

Portions of Hunterdon and Somerset counties contain 12,000 people who cannot receive public radio service.  The New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority has a construction permit application pending with the FCC for the activation of a repeater station at Bernardsville in Somerset County.